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{{short description|Chief Minister of Telangana}}
{{short description|1st chief Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2023}}
{{Family name hatnote|Kalvakuntla|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
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| image              = Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png
| image              = Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png
| caption            = Official portrait
| caption            = Official portrait, April 2017
| office            = 1st [[Chief Minister of Telangana]]
| office             = 3rd [[List of Leader of Opposition in Telangana Assembly|Leader of the Opposition,  Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start         = 2 June 2014
| term_start          = 16 December 2023<ref>{{Cite web|title=TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY-RECOGNITION OF SRI KALVAKUNTLA CHANDRASHEKAR RAO, M.L.A. AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN THE THIRD TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.|url=https://legislation-legislature.telangana.gov.in//PreviewPage.tsl?q=ZmlsZVBhdGg9YmFzZVBhdGgmZmlsZU5hbWU9R2F6ZXR0ZVVwbG9hZHMvMTZfMTJfMjAyM184XzE2XzA1LTAzLTIwMjQtMTItNDAtNDkucGRm|date=16 December 2023}}</ref>
| predecessor       = ''Office Established''<br>
| governor            = {{ubl
{{small|(''[[Kiran Kumar Reddy]] as [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)#List of Chief ministers of United Andhra Pradesh|CM of United Andhra Pradesh]]'')|}}  
|[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]] {{small|(2023-2024)}}
| governor = {{ubl|[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]|[[Tamilisai Soundararajan|Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan]]}}
|[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] {{small|(additional charge; 2024)}}
| deputy =  
|[[Jishnu Dev Varma]] {{small|(2024-incumbent)}}
{{ubl|[[Mahmood Ali (Indian politician)|M. Mahmood Ali]]<br/>({{small|until 12 December 2018}})|[[T. Rajaiah]]<br/>({{small|until 25 January 2015}})|[[Kadiyam Srihari]]<br/>({{small|until 12 December 2018}})}}
}}
| office1            = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| term_start1      = 2 June 2014
| 1namedata          = [[Revanth Reddy]]
| constituency1      = [[Gajwel Assembly constituency|Gajwel]]
| predecessor        = ''vacant''<br>[[Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka]] (2018-19)
| predecessor1      = Tumkunta Narsa Reddy
| successor          =
| office2            = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
| office1            = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|1st President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
| term_start2        = 5 October 2022
| term_start1        = 5 October 2022
| 1blankname2       = Working President
| 1blankname1        = Working President
| 1namedata2         = [[K. T. Rama Rao]]
| 1namedata1          = [[K. T. Rama Rao]]
| predecessor2 = Office Established
| predecessor1        = ''office established''
| office2             = 1st [[Chief Minister of Telangana]]  
| term_start2         = 2 June 2014
| term_end2          = 7 December 2023
| predecessor2       = ''office established''<br>{{small|(''[[Kiran Kumar Reddy]] as [[United Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh]]'')}}
| successor2          = [[Anumula Revanth Reddy]]<ref name="third term CM">{{Cite news |title=Revanth Reddy To Be Sworn In As Telangana Chief Minister Tomorrow |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/revanth-reddy-to-be-sworn-in-as-telangana-chief-minister-tomorrow-4640509 |date=2023-12-07 |work=NDTV |access-date=2023-12-06 |archive-date=2023-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207131113/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/revanth-reddy-to-take-oath-as-telangana-chief-minister-today-sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-to-attend-4640509 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| governor2          = {{ubl| [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] {{small|(2014-2019)}}|[[Tamilisai Soundararajan|Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan]] {{small|(2019-2023)}}
}}
| deputy2            = {{ubl|[[Mahmood Ali (Indian politician)|M. Mahmood Ali]]<br/>({{small|until 12 December 2018}})|[[T. Rajaiah]]<br/>({{small|until 25 January 2015}})|[[Kadiyam Srihari]]<br/>({{small|until 12 December 2018}})}}
| office3            = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3        = 2 June 2014
| constituency3      = [[Gajwel Assembly constituency|Gajwel]]
| predecessor3        = Tumkunta Narsa Reddy (''constituency shifted from Andhra Pradesh'')
| office4            = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Union Minister of Labour & Employment]]
| primeminister4      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor4        = [[Sis Ram Ola]]
| successor4          = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start4        = 27 November 2004
| term_end4          = 24 August 2006
| office5            = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways]]
| primeminister5      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor5        = [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
| successor5          = [[T. R. Baalu]]
| term_start5        = 23 May 2004
| term_end5          = 25 May 2004
| office6            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start6        = 16 May 2009
| term_end6          = 16 May 2014
| constituency6      = [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh]]
| predecessor6        = D. Vittal Rao
| successor6          = [[A. P. Jithender Reddy]]
| term_start7        = 16 May 2004
| term_end7          = 16 May 2009
| constituency7      = [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh]]
| predecessor7        = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
| successor7          = [[Ponnam Prabhakar]]
| office8            = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|President of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| term_start8        = 27 April 2001
| term_end8          = 5 October 2022
| predecessor8       = ''office established''
| successor8          = ''office abolished''
| 1blankname8        = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|Working President]]
| 1namedata8          = [[K. T. Rama Rao]] (from 15 December 2018)
| office9            = 15th [[List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start9        = 17 November 1999
| term_end9          = 1 May 2001
| successor9          = Koppula Harishwar Reddy
| predecessor9        = [[N. Md. Farooq]]
| 1blankname9         = [[List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| 1namedata9          = [[K. Prathibha Bharathi]](1999-2004)
| office10            = [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Minister of Transport]], [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| governor10          = [[Krishan Kant]]<br/>[[Gopala Ramanujam]]<br/>[[C. Rangarajan]]
| 1blankname10        = [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata10        = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| term_start10        = 19 December 1996
| term_end10          = 11 October 1999
| predecessor10      = P. Chandrasekhar
| successor10        = [[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]]
| office11            = [[Minister (government)|Minister of Drought & Relief]], [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start11        = 1987
| term_end11          = 1988
| governor11          = [[Kumudben Joshi]]
| 1blankname11        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata11        = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| predecessor11      =
| successor11        =
| office12            = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start12        = 10 March 1985
| term_end12          = 13 May 2004
| constituency12      = [[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet]]
| predecessor12      = [[Ananthula Madan Mohan]]
| successor12        = [[T. Harish Rao]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|02|17|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|02|17|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Siddipet|Chintamadaka]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cm.telangana.gov.in/chief-minister/|title = Chief Minister - Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao|website=Cm.telangana.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=Y6KHaEWM&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=42&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=489|title=Second Telangana Legislative Assembly Constituted on 12.12.2018 : District wise List of members|website=Cm.telangana.gov.in|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]], (present-day [[Telangana]]) [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Siddipet|Chintamadaka]], [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]], [[India]]<ref name="B Prasad" /><br>(present-day [[Telangana]])
| spouse              = K. Shobha
| spouse              = {{marriage|K. Shobha|1969}}
| children            = [[K. T. Rama Rao]] (son)<br />[[K. Kavitha]] (daughter)
| children            = [[K. T. Rama Rao]] (son)<br />[[K. Kavitha]] (daughter)
| relatives          = [[T. Harish Rao]] (nephew)<br/> [[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]] (nephew)
| relatives          = K. Himanshu Rao (grandchild)<br/> [[T. Harish Rao]] (nephew)<br/> [[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]] (nephew)
| office4            = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Government of India)]]
| primeminister4      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor4        = [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
| successor4          = [[T. R. Baalu]]
| term_start4        = 22 May 2004
| term_end4          = 25 May 2004
| office3            = [[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Employment (Government of India)]]
| primeminister3      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor3        = [[Sis Ram Ola]]
| successor3          = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start3        = 27 November 2004
| term_end3          = 24 August 2006
| office5            = [[List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|15th Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5        = 1999
| term_end5          = 2001
| successor5          = Koppula Harishwar Reddy
| predecessor5        = N. Mohammed Farook
| 1blankname5        = [[List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| 1namedata5          = *[[Yanamala Rama Krishnudu]]<br/>(1995 - 1999)
*[[K. Pratibha Bharati]]<br/>(1999 - 2004)
| office6            = [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Minister of Transport]]<br>[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| 1blankname6        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6          = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| term_start6        = 1 September 1995
| term_end6          = 11 October 1999
| predecessor6        = P. Chandrasekhar
| successor6          =
| office7            = [[Minister (government)|Minister of Drought & Relief]] ([[Government of Andhra Pradesh]])
| term_start7        = 1987
| term_end7          = 1988
| office8            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start8        = 2009
| term_end8          = 2014
| constituency8      = [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahbubnagar]]
| predecessor8        = D. Vittal Rao
| successor8          = [[A. P. Jithender Reddy]]
| term_start9        = 2004
| term_end9          = 2009
| constituency9      = [[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]
| predecessor9        = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
| successor9          = [[Ponnam Prabhakar]]
| office11            = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start11        = 1985
| term_end11          = 2004
| constituency11      = [[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet]]
| predecessor11      = [[Ananthula Madan Mohan]]
| successor11        = [[T. Harish Rao]]
| office12            = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|President of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| term_start12              = 27 April 2001
| term_end12 = 5 October 2022
| predecessor13      = Office Established
| successor13        = Office Abolished                          | 1blankname12        = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|Working President]]
| 1namedata12        = [[K. T. Rama Rao]] (from 15 December 2018)
| alma_mater          = [[Osmania University]]
| alma_mater          = [[Osmania University]]
| residence          = [[Pragathi Bhavan]]
| residence          = [[Siddipet district|Chinthamadaka, Telangana]], India
| party              = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] ({{small|Since 2001}})
| party              = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (since 2001)
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] ({{small|1980-1983}}) <br/> [[Telugu Desam Party]] ({{small|1983–2001}})
| otherparty          = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1983–2001) <br/> [[Indian National Congress]] (1980–1983)
}}
}}
 
'''Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao''' (born 17 February 1954), commonly known by his initials '''KCR''', is an Indian politician currently representing the [[Gajwel Assembly constituency]] and who is first Chief Minister of Telangana who served for almost ten years. He is the founding leader of the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]], a [[List of political parties in India|state party]] in India.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About BRS |url=https://brsonline.in/history/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323171106/https://brsonline.in/history/ |archive-date=2023-03-23 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Bharat Rashtra Samiti]] |quote=Telangana Rashtra Samithi, popularly known as TRS party, was founded on 27th April 2001 by Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last=Ch Rao |first=Sushil |date=2014-06-13 |title=Telangana CM, K Chandrashekar Rao, a Hindi speaking CM in south India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/K-Chandrashekar-Rao/articleshow/36503218.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614202806/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/K-Chandrashekar-Rao/articleshow/36503218.cms |archive-date=2014-06-14 |access-date=2014-08-03 |work=[[The Times of India]] |quote=For the first time in 25 years, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Chandrasekhara Rao, who is now the chief minister of the newly formed Telangana state, is showing his language skills in Hindi.}}</ref> serving as the third leader of the opposition in the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] from 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-12-16 |title=KCR recognised as Leader of Opposition in Assembly |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kcr-recognised-as-leader-of-opposition-in-assembly/article67645468.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216150733/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kcr-recognised-as-leader-of-opposition-in-assembly/article67645468.ece |archive-date=2023-12-16 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |quote=Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA from Gajwel and former chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao was recognised as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Leader behind 'mission Telangana': A look back on KCR's political journey |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-leader-behind-mission-telangana-a-look-back-at-kcrs-political-journey-101701590470865.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203102307/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-leader-behind-mission-telangana-a-look-back-at-kcrs-political-journey-101701590470865.html |archive-date=2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en-IN |quote=Determined to raise the cause for the people of the Telangana region, KCR spearheaded the Telangana movement.; Born in Hyderabad Chintamadaka village in present-day Telangana, KCR started his political career with the Youth Congress party in Medhak.; In 1983 assembly elections in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, he contested against Ananthula Madan Mohan which he lost but stunned observers by securing a few votes short of the Congress heavyweight.}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He is also the father of politicians [[K. Kavitha]]&[[K. T. Rama Rao]].
'''Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao''' (born 17 February 1954), often referred to by his initials '''KCR''', is an Indian politician serving as the first and current [[Chief Minister of Telangana|Chief Minister]] of [[Telangana]] since 2 June 2014. He is the founder and leader of the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]], a [[List of political parties in India|state party]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/K-Chandrashekar-Rao/articleshow/36503218.cms|title=Telangana CM, K Chandrashekar Rao, a Hindi speaking CM in south India|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> He is known for leading the [[Telangana movement]] to achieve [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|statehood for Telangana]]. Previously, he served as the [[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Union Minister of Labour and Employment]] from 2004 to 2006. He represents [[Gajwel]] constituency in the [[Legislative Assembly (India)|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Telangana]]. Rao took oath as the first Chief Minister of Telangana in [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]] and was re-elected for the second term in [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Telangana-is-born-as-29th-state-K-Chandrasekhar-Rao-takes-oath-as-first-CM/articleshow/35939720.cms Telangana is born as 29th state, K Chandrasekhar Rao takes oath as first CM – Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 June 2014). Retrieved on 2017-06-16.</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Rao was born to Raghava Rao and Venkatamma on 17 February 1954 in Chintamadaka village, [[Hyderabad State (1948-1956)|Hyderabad State]] (present-day [[Telangana]]).<ref name="B Prasad">{{cite news |last=B Prasad |first=Krishna |date=2017-02-17 |title=6,000 priests to hold special pujas on K Chandrasekhar Rao's birthday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/6000-priests-to-hold-special-pujas-on-k-chandrasekhar-raos-birthday/articleshow/57197494.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217153509/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/6000-priests-to-hold-special-pujas-on-k-chandrasekhar-raos-birthday/articleshow/57197494.cms |archive-date=2017-02-17 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257 |quote=Eight-time MLA and four-time MP, K Chandrasekhar Rao was born on February 17, 1954, in Chintamadaka village, of Siddipeta mandal in Siddipet district.}}</ref> He is of the [[Velama]] caste.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sadam |first=Rishika |date=2023-04-15 |title=125-ft statue of Ambedkar, awards for social service — how KCR is trying to shed 'feudal image' |url=https://theprint.in/india/125-ft-statue-of-ambedkar-awards-for-social-service-how-kcr-is-trying-to-shed-feudal-image/1519899/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415081427/https://theprint.in/india/125-ft-statue-of-ambedkar-awards-for-social-service-how-kcr-is-trying-to-shed-feudal-image/1519899/ |archive-date=2023-04-15 |access-date=2024-04-24 |newspaper=[[ThePrint]] |quote=KCR hails from the Velama (zamindar or landlord) community.}}</ref> Rao has nine sisters and one elder brother.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Sushil |date=2018-02-21 |title=Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's sister Vimala Bai passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-raos-sister-vimala-bai-passes-away/articleshow/63014810.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226160430/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-raos-sister-vimala-bai-passes-away/articleshow/63014810.cms |archive-date=2018-02-26 |access-date=2021-03-10 |website=[[The Times of India]] |quote=KCR has eight elder sisters, a younger sister and elder brother.}}</ref> He attained an [[MA degree|MA]] degree in [[Telugu literature]] from [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4083 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331174349/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4083 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |access-date=7 January 2016 |website=[[Lok Sabha]] |publisher=Educational Qualifications: M.A. (Literature); Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-10-31 |title=K Chandrashekar Rao: Know the journey of 'architect' of Telangana movement |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/k-chandrashekar-rao-know-the-journey-of-the-architect-of-telangana-movement-3102661.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031150419/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/k-chandrashekar-rao-know-the-journey-of-the-architect-of-telangana-movement-3102661.html |archive-date=2018-10-31 |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=[[Moneycontrol]] |quote=KCR, who once started movement for a separate state with only a handful of supporters, became the guide of the destiny of over 350 lakh Telangana people in his capacity as the first CM of the state.}}</ref>


Chandrashekar Rao was born to Raghava Rao and Venkatamma on 17 February 1954 in Chintamadaka village near [[Siddipet]] of present-day [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-02-17 |title=6,000 priests to hold special pujas on K Chandrasekhar Rao's birthday |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/6000-priests-to-hold-special-pujas-on-k-chandrasekhar-raos-birthday/articleshow/57197494.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> His family belongs to the [[Velama|Padmanayaka Velama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/125-ft-statue-of-ambedkar-awards-for-social-service-how-kcr-is-trying-to-shed-feudal-image/1519899/|title=125-ft statue of Ambedkar, awards for social service — how KCR is trying to shed ‘feudal image’}}</ref> Rao has 9 sisters and 1 elder brother.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rao|title=Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's sister Vimala Bai passes away {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-raos-sister-vimala-bai-passes-away/articleshow/63014810.cms|access-date=2021-03-10|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He attained a [[MA degree|MA]] degree in [[Telugu literature]] from [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4083|publisher=Parliament of India|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331174349/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4083|archive-date=31 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=K Chandrashekar Rao: Know the journey of the 'architect' of Telangana movement|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/k-chandrashekar-rao-know-the-journey-of-the-architect-of-telangana-movement-3102661.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref>
== Political career ==


== Early political career ==
=== Congress Party ===
Rao started his career with the [[Indian Youth Congress|Youth Congress]] in [[Medak district|Medak]].<ref name=":4" /> He stood by [[Indira Gandhi]] after her defeat in the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 Lok Sabha polls]].<ref name="ibnlive.in.com" />


=== Congress Party ===
=== Independent candidate ===
Rao started his career with the Youth Congress Party in [[Medak district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/k-chandrasekhar-rao-an-obscure-congress-foot-soldier-who-became-mascot-of-telangana-pride/articleshow/67043367.cms|title=K Chandrasekhar Rao: An obscure Congress foot soldier who became mascot of Telangana pride|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
In the [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]s, Rao contested as an [[Independent politician|independent candidate]] in the [[Siddipet Assembly constituency]]. He lost to [[Ananthula Madan Mohan]], a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate, by 877 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep_AP_1983.pdf#page=351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607163616/https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep_AP_1983.pdf#page=351 |archive-date=2022-06-07 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[State election commission (India)#Structure|Chief Electoral Officer]] - [[Telangana]] |page=351}}</ref><ref name=":4" />


=== Telugu Desam Party ===
=== Telugu Desam Party ===
Rao joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) in 1983 and contested against A. Madan Mohan and lost that election. He won four consecutive Assembly elections from Siddipet 1985 and 1999. From 1987 to 1988, he worked as Minister of Drought & Relief in Chief minister [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s cabinet. In 1990, he was appointed TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad, and Adilabad districts. In 1996, he worked as Transport minister in Chief minister [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]'s cabinet. He also served as the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="ibnlive.in.com">{{cite news|title=KCR to enter Congress via Telangana?|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kcr-to-enter-congress-via-telangana/454446-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302023543/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kcr-to-enter-congress-via-telangana/454446-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2014|access-date=26 February 2014|newspaper=IBN Live|date=26 February 2014}}</ref>


== Telangana movement==
After the contest, in 1983, Rao joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP). He won four consecutive Assembly elections from [[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet]] (1985-1999). From 1987 to 1988, he served as the Minister of Drought and Relief in Chief Minister [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s cabinet. In 1990, he was appointed TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad, and Adilabad districts. In 1996, he served as Transport minister in Chief Minister [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]'s cabinet.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=Who is KCR? BRS Leader And First Chief Minister Of Telangana |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-assembly-election-2023-who-is-kcr-brs-leader-and-first-chief-minister-of-telangana-article-104879059 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101070532/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-assembly-election-2023-who-is-kcr-brs-leader-and-first-chief-minister-of-telangana-article-104879059 |archive-date=2023-11-01 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Times Now]] |language=en |quote=Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1983. He won four consecutive Assembly elections from Siddipet 1985 and 1999. From 1987 to 1988, he worked as Minister of Drought and Relief in Chief minister NT Rama Rao's cabinet. In 1990, he was appointed TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad, and Adilabad districts. In 1996, he worked as Transport minister in Chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalavalapalli |first=Yogendra |date=2016-07-12 |title=Are Chandrababu Naidu and KCR two sides of the same coin? |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/RDsN1bju8gHx3umHhy2aFL/Are-Chandrababu-Naidu-and-KCR-two-sides-of-the-same-coin.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713172924/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/RDsN1bju8gHx3umHhy2aFL/Are-Chandrababu-Naidu-and-KCR-two-sides-of-the-same-coin.html |archive-date=2016-07-13 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |language=en |quote=KCR served as transport minister in Naidu’s cabinet in 1996 and was the Deputy Speaker of the state assembly from 2000-01 before he quit the TDP to start the TRS.}}</ref> He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="ibnlive.in.com">{{cite news |date=2014-02-26 |title=KCR to enter Congress via Telangana? |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kcr-to-enter-congress-via-telangana/454446-37-64.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302023543/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kcr-to-enter-congress-via-telangana/454446-37-64.html |archive-date=2014-03-02 |access-date=2014-02-26 |newspaper=[[IBN Live]] |quote=KCR started his career with the youth Congress controlled by Sanjay Gandhi in the 1970s. As he himself claims, he and a few others stood by Indira Gandhi even after her defeat in the 1977 Lok Sabha polls.}}</ref>
 
=== Jai Telangana movement ===
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{{further|Telangana Crisis|l1=Telangana movement}}


[[File:Shri K. Chandra Shekhar Rao assumes the office of Labour and Employment Minister in New Delhi on November 28, 2004.jpg|thumb|K. Chandra Shekhar Rao assumes the office of Labour and Employment Minister in New Delhi on 28 November 2004|left]]
[[File:Shri K. Chandra Shekhar Rao assumes the office of Labour and Employment Minister in New Delhi on November 28, 2004.jpg|thumb|K. Chandrashekhar Rao assumes the office of Labour and Employment Minister in New Delhi on 28 November 2004|left]]


On 27 April 2001, Rao resigned as Deputy Speaker, TDP Party as well.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305173544/http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2014|title=Dy. Speaker resigns, launches new outfit|date=28 April 2001|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=24 February 2014}}</ref> He asserted that the people of the Telangana region were being discriminated and believed that separate state is the only solution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm|title=Telangana finds a new man and moment|work=Hinduonnet.com|date=19 May 2001|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108100246/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm|archive-date=8 January 2009|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In April 2001, he formed the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) Party (renamed to Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi) at Jala Drushyam, Hyderabad to achieve Telangana statehood.<ref name="hindu.com" />
On 27 April 2001, Rao resigned from the Telugu Desam Party, leaving his position of Deputy Speaker.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web |date=28 April 2001 |title=Dy. Speaker resigns, launches new outfit |url=http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305173544/http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm |archive-date=5 March 2014 |access-date=24 February 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |quote=Mr. K. Chandrasekhar Rao today resigned as Deputy Speaker, MLA and primary member of the ruling Telugu Desam Party and launched the Telangana Rashtra Samithi to fight for separate Statehood.}}</ref> He stated that the people of the Telangana region were being discriminated against and believed that a separate state was the only solution.<ref>{{cite news|date=2001-05-19 |title=Telangana finds a new man and moment |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108100246/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm |archive-date=2009-01-08 |access-date=2011-06-30 |work=[[The Hindu]] |quote=Mr. Rao argues that Mr. Naidu protected the interests of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, but did not intervene when the coal-based fertiliser factory at Ramagundam was closed down. He says that farmers in the Telangana region got a raw deal, as revealed by suicides among cotton farmers, the distress sale of infants by Lambada families, and the spread of viral fever in Adilabad district. He accuses the Congress and the BJP also of insincerity in their efforts to develop the region.}}</ref> The same day, he formed the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) Party (now called the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]) at Jala Drushyam, Hyderabad to achieve Telangana statehood.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="hindu.com" /> In the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004 elections]], he won from [[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet]] and also the [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency]] by election, both as a TRS candidate. The TRS contested the 2004 general elections in alliance with the Indian National Congress, with the Congress Party's promise of Telangana statehood. Rao was one of the five TRS candidates who were elected as MPs.<ref>{{cite web |last=S. Kumar |first=Nagesh |title=Politics of separation |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2215/stories/20050729003303700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227220251/http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2215/stories/20050729003303700.htm |archive-date=2014-02-27 |access-date=2014-02-24 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2014-02-21 |title=KCR: The man who revived Telangana movement |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kcr-the-man-who-revived-telangana-movement/story-0RpCEDNGT0PuwAXrs7fZjJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608112702/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kcr-the-man-who-revived-telangana-movement/story-0RpCEDNGT0PuwAXrs7fZjJ.html |archive-date=2024-06-08 |access-date=2017-06-19 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
In the elections of 2004, Rao won the Siddipet state assembly constituency and also the Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency, both as a TRS candidate. The TRS fought the 2004 general elections in alliance with the [[Indian National Congress]] with a Promise of Congress Party to give Telangana State and Rao was one of the five TRS candidates who was returned as MPs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Politics of separation|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2215/stories/20050729003303700.htm|work=Frontline|access-date=24 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kcr-the-man-who-revived-telangana-movement/story-0RpCEDNGT0PuwAXrs7fZjJ.html | title=KCR: The man who revived Telangana movement | newspaper=Hindustan Times | date=21 February 2014}}</ref>


TRS was part of the [[United Progressive Alliance]] coalition government, led by Congress. He went on to become a Union Cabinet minister of Labour and Employment in the United Progressive Alliance government at the centre with his party colleague [[Aelay Narendra]] who became minister of Rural Development and Jannu Jakaraiah as chairman for National Minimum Wages Advisory Board. The party later withdrew from the coalition, saying that the Alliance was not minded to support a separate Telangana state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Telangana-isn-t-scary/H1-Article1-485141.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213201523/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Telangana-isn-t-scary/H1-Article1-485141.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2009|title=Telangana isn't scary|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 December 2009|access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref> He has resigned as MP in 2006 on a challenge of Congress and won with a huge majority of more than 200,000 votes. Again he resigned as MP in agitation of Telangana movement and won with a minor majority.
TRS was part of the [[United Progressive Alliance]] coalition government, led by Congress. Rao went on to become a Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment in the UPA government.<ref name=":4" /> In 2006, the party withdrew from the coalition, stating that the Alliance was not inclined to support a separate Telangana state, and he resigned as an MP.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-12-10 |title=Telangana isn't scary |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/telangana-isn-t-scary/story-0RP1uQLFrTtx5ruDOmN2GK.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213201523/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Telangana-isn-t-scary/H1-Article1-485141.aspx |archive-date=2009-12-13 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last= |title=KCR pulls a 'fast' one in just 11 days |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kcr-pulls-a-fast-one-in-just-11-days-38381.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424205505/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kcr-pulls-a-fast-one-in-just-11-days-38381.html |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-04 |title=Cracks in UPA as TRS chief Chandrasekhar Rao resigns from Union Cabinet |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20060904-trs-chief-chandrasekhar-rao-resigns-from-manmohan-singh-cabinet-784633-2006-09-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424205500/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20060904-trs-chief-chandrasekhar-rao-resigns-from-manmohan-singh-cabinet-784633-2006-09-03 |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en-IN}}</ref>[[File:KCR addressing a public gathering during Telangana Agitation.jpg|thumb|left|255px|Rao addressing a public gathering during Telangana Agitation]]


In 2009, Rao fought and won the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha elections. In November 2009, he started a fast-unto-death, demanding the introduction of Telangana Bill in the Indian Parliament. After 11 days of beginning his fast, the Central Government said yes to Telangana as a separate state.<ref>{{cite web|title=KCR smiles and ends a 11 days fast over Telangana|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kcr-smiles-ends-11-day-fast-over-telangana-406514|work=NDTV|access-date=10 December 2009}}</ref>
In 2009, Rao won the [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Mahbubnagar]] Lok Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=R. Ravikanth |date=2024-04-24 |title=For first time in 20 years, KCR clan absent from Parliament poll race |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/for-first-time-in-20-years-kcr-clan-absent-from-parliament-poll-race/article68098751.ece |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424024418/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/for-first-time-in-20-years-kcr-clan-absent-from-parliament-poll-race/article68098751.ece |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In November 2009, he started a hunger strike, demanding the introduction of the Telangana Bill in the Indian Parliament. Eleven days later, the Central Government initiated the process to grant Telangana statehood.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-12-10 |title=KCR smiles, ends 11-day fast over Telangana |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kcr-smiles-ends-11-day-fast-over-telangana-406514 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913185835/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kcr-smiles-ends-11-day-fast-over-telangana-406514 |archive-date=2015-09-13 |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=[[NDTV India]]}}</ref><ref name=":6" />


The TRS party fought the general elections as part of the opposition coalition led by TDP. In 2014, Rao was elected as MLA from [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel Assembly Constituency]] of Medak Dist of [[Telangana]] State with a majority of 19,218 and as MP from [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]] with a majority of 397,029 on 16 May 2014.
On 16 May 2014, Rao was elected as MLA from [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel]] with a majority of 19,391 and as MP from [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]] with a majority of 397,029.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/GE_2014/General%20Election%20HOP%202014%20Book.pdf#page=75 |title=General Elections to the House of People and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 2014 Statistical Report |publisher=[[State election commission (India)#Structure|Chief Electoral Officer]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] |year=2014 |location=[[Hyderabad]] |pages=75 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013131334/http://ceotelangana.nic.in/GE_2014/General%20Election%20HOP%202014%20Book.pdf#page=75 |archive-date=2016-10-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>


In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share.<ref>{{cite web|title=TRS wins in Telangana|url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana|work=Deccan-Journal|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate state for over a decade, received the most votes, winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=TRS wins in Telangana |url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052151/http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana |archive-date=2014-05-29 |access-date=2014-05-27 |work=Deccan Journal}}</ref>


==Chief Minister of Telangana (2014–present)==
=== Foray into national politics ===
[[File:Narendra Modi taking a ride in Hyderabad Metro along with the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Chief Minister of Telangana.jpg|right|thumb|K. Chandrashekar Rao with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in Hyderabad Metro in 2017]]
In May 2019, ahead of the [[2019 Indian general election]], Rao attempted to set up Federal Front along with leaders of other [[Regional political parties of India|regional political parties]]. The Front's aim was to bring a non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]], non-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] alliance to power in the [[Government of India|Central Government of India]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |author= |date=2014-05-24 |title=KCR in a fix with lucky number 6 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140524/nation-current-affairs/article/kcr-fix-lucky-number-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524075736/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140524/nation-current-affairs/article/kcr-fix-lucky-number-6 |archive-date=2014-05-24 |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lasania |first=Yunus Y. |date=2019-05-08 |title=As polls enter final stages, KCR hard sells federal front idea |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/as-polls-enter-final-stages-kcr-hard-sells-federal-front-idea-1557337740158.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195911/https://www.livemint.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/as-polls-enter-final-stages-kcr-hard-sells-federal-front-idea-1557337740158.html |archive-date=2021-06-24 |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]}}</ref>
KCR was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Telangana state at 12.57 pm on 2 June 2014. Rao, a staunch believer in astrology, numerology and Vaastu, is reported to have fixed this time for his inauguration as per the advice of priests to suit his lucky number 'six'.<ref>{{cite web|title=KCR to Be Sworn in Telangana State's First CM on June 2|url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/kcr-be-sworn-telangana-states-first-cm-june-2|work=Deccan-Journal|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=KCR to Be Sworn in Telangana State's First CM on June 2|url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/kcr-sworn-first-chief-minister-telangana-indias-29th-state|work=Deccan-Journal|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Politics of separation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/jeevan-reddy-announced-as-trs-candidate-from-armoor/article4713119.ece|work=Frontline|date=14 May 2013|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> Rao was re-elected 8 times as TRS president.<ref>[http://indtoday.com/kcr-re-elected-8-time-as-trs-president/ KCR re-elected 8 time as TRS president]. INDToday. Retrieved on 16 June 2017.</ref> In September 2018, Rao dissolved the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]], nine months before its term ends to go for an early election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-06 |title=KCR dissolves Telangana assembly for early polls, calls it a sacrifice |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-cabinet-recommends-dissolution-of-state-assembly/story-c5ig4akXTWU4F75vTGXN5J.html |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In December 2018, Rao was re-elected as Chief Minister for the second term, after winning the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-12 |title=KCR wins by heavy margin, Congress distant second in Telangana |newspaper=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/kcr-wins-by-heavy-margin-congress-distant-second-in-telangana/story-50PtjUhrc55xNZYCDkGM8N.html |access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref>


KCR shaped the Telangana state to a high degree of development both economically and culturally, right from the formative years of the state since 2014. His welfare programs are aimed at reviving the [[Rural economics|rural economy]] and are focused on the development of each community. An intensive household survey, Samagra Kutumba Survey (SKS) was done in a single day on 19 August 2014 across the state to arrive at citizen information for rolling out welfare programs. The data collected pertaining to 94 parameters, covered one crore four lakh households in the State.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-02-24/Training-programme-for-senior-ISS-officers-ends/361313|title=Training programme for senior ISS officers ends|date=24 February 2018|website=Thehansindia.com}}</ref>
In June 2022, Rao announced plans for a national party.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-06-11 |title=KCR likely to float national party Bharat Rashtra Samithi |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-likely-to-float-national-party-bharat-rashtra-samithi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215131012/https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-likely-to-float-national-party-bharat-rashtra-samithi |archive-date=2023-12-15 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> On 5 October 2022, the day of ''Vijayadashami'', he renamed his party to ''Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)'' at the party's Executive Council Meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-28 |title=From KCR To Azharuddin — Key Candidates In Telangana Election |url=https://news.abplive.com/telangana/telangana-election-key-contenders-of-all-parties-from-kcr-to-azharuddin-in-spotlight-1645485 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809030634/https://news.abplive.com/telangana/telangana-election-key-contenders-of-all-parties-from-kcr-to-azharuddin-in-spotlight-1645485 |archive-date=2024-08-09 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=[[ABP News]] |language=en-IN}}</ref>


KCR had revived the Telangana history, culture and festivals. The native festival [[Bathukamma]], festival of flowers and Shakti was declared as state festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-07-25 |title=Bathukamma is made Telangana state festival |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140725/nation-current-affairs/article/bathukamma-made-telangana-state-festival |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, he declared [[Urdu]] to be the second official language of Telangana.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Sakshi |date=2017-11-10 |title=KCR Declares Urdu Second Official Language in Telangana, BJP Calls It Muslim Appeasement |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kcr-declares-urdu-second-official-language-in-telangana-bjp-calls-it-muslim-appeasement-1573007.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> The government spent Rs. 1200 crore for the expansion of the [[Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri|Yadadri temple]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadam |first=Rishika |date=2021-06-17 |title=How KCR built his 'Tirumala' dream in Telangana — Rs 1,200 cr & non-stop work through Covid |url=https://theprint.in/india/how-kcr-built-his-tirumala-dream-in-telangana-rs-1200-cr-non-stop-work-through-covid/679011/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Chief Minister of Telangana (2014–2023) ===
{{See also|First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry}}[[File:Narendra Modi taking a ride in Hyderabad Metro along with the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Chief Minister of Telangana.jpg|right|thumb|K. Chandrashekar Rao with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in Hyderabad Metro in 2017]]
Rao was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014. Rao, a staunch believer in [[astrology]], [[numerology]] and [[Vastu shastra|vaastu]], is reported to have fixed 12:57 PM for his inauguration as per the advice of priests to suit his lucky number 'six', since the sum of the digits is 'fifteen' and '1+5=6.'<ref name=":7" /> He was re-elected eight times as TRS president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-21 |title=KCR re-elected 8 time as TRS president |url=https://indtoday.com/kcr-re-elected-8-time-as-trs-president/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422040407/http://indtoday.com/kcr-re-elected-8-time-as-trs-president/ |archive-date=2017-04-22 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Ind Today |language=en-IN}}</ref> In September 2018, he dissolved the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]], nine months before its term ends to go for an early election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-06 |title=KCR dissolves Telangana assembly for early polls, calls it a sacrifice |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-cabinet-recommends-dissolution-of-state-assembly/story-c5ig4akXTWU4F75vTGXN5J.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906093333/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-cabinet-recommends-dissolution-of-state-assembly/story-c5ig4akXTWU4F75vTGXN5J.html |archive-date=2018-09-06 |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-07 |title=Early polls a KCR political masterstroke |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/early-polls-a-kcr-political-masterstroke-new-analysis-118090700648_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907140956/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/early-polls-a-kcr-political-masterstroke-new-analysis-118090700648_1.html |archive-date=2018-09-07 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> In December 2018, he was re-elected as Chief Minister for the second term, after winning the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] by a big margin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-12 |title=KCR wins by heavy margin, Congress distant second in Telangana |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/kcr-wins-by-heavy-margin-congress-distant-second-in-telangana/story-50PtjUhrc55xNZYCDkGM8N.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212120014/https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/kcr-wins-by-heavy-margin-congress-distant-second-in-telangana/story-50PtjUhrc55xNZYCDkGM8N.html |archive-date=2018-12-12 |access-date=2020-11-26 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>


=== Welfare schemes ===
Rao shaped the Telangana state to a high degree of development both economically and culturally, right from the formative years of the state since 2014. His welfare programs are aimed at reviving the [[Rural economics|rural economy]] and are focused on the development of each community. An intensive household survey, Samagra Kutumba Survey (SKS) was done in a single day on 19 August 2014 across the state to arrive at citizen information for rolling out welfare programs. The data collected pertaining to 94 parameters, covered one crore four lakh households in the State.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-02-24 |title=Training programme for senior ISS officers ends |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-02-24/Training-programme-for-senior-ISS-officers-ends/361313 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224022745/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-02-24/Training-programme-for-senior-ISS-officers-ends/361313 |archive-date=2018-02-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>
The Rao government has been described as [[Populism|populist]], launching several welfare schemes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-01 |title=KCR takes populist path to woo voters |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/kcr-takes-populist-path-to-woo-voters-1.2296566 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-11 |title=Populist schemes pay handsome dividends to KCR |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/populist-schemes-pay-handsome-dividends-to-kcr/articleshow/67046814.cms |access-date=2023-06-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=‘Prevent Telangana from falling into debt trap’ |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/prevent-telangana-from-falling-into-debt-trap/article65299725.ece |access-date=2023-06-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=KCR demolishes opposition in Telangana, wins a landslide |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/12/11/KCR-demolishes-opposition-in-Telangana-wins-a-landslide.html |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>


Rao launched the [[Aarogya Lakshmi scheme]] on 1 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 January 2015 |title='Arogya Laxmi' scheme |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/arogya-laxmi-scheme/article6758788.ece |access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2018 |title=Telangana becoming a role model State: Governor |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2018-01-26/Telangana-becoming-a-role-model-State-Governor/354545 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Thehansindia.com}}</ref> He also launched the [[Double Bedroom Housing scheme]], which aims to end slums in Telangana by providing free housing to the poor. The [[Kalyana Lakshmi - Shaadi Mubarak]] scheme, providing assistance to newlywed couples, [[Rythu Bandhu scheme]], providing assistance to farmers,<ref name=":0" /> and [[Aasara pension]] scheme, providing pensions to all senior citizens were also launched by the Rao government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-30 |title=Kalyana Lakshmi, Shaadi Mubarak preventing child marriages in TS: B. Vinod to Satyarthi |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kalyana-lakshmi-shaadi-mubarak-preventing-child-marriages-in-ts-b-vinod-to-satyarthi/article65829752.ece |access-date=2023-06-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=52 lakh benefit monthly from Aasara pension |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/301222/aasara-pensioners-second-largest-beneficiaries-after-rythu-bandhu.html |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> On August 16, 2021, he launched the Dalit Bandu Scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reddy |first=L. Venkat Ram |date=2022-05-17 |title=KCR to begin statewide tour |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170522/cm-to-hand-over-1-lakh-2bhk-houses-to-poor.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
Rao had revived the Telangana history, culture and festivals. The native festival [[Bathukamma]], the festival of flowers and Shakti, was declared as a state festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-07-25 |title=Bathukamma is made Telangana state festival |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140725/nation-current-affairs/article/bathukamma-made-telangana-state-festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726062858/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140725/nation-current-affairs/article/bathukamma-made-telangana-state-festival |archive-date=2014-07-26 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> In 2017, he declared [[Urdu]] to be the second official language of Telangana.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Sakshi |date=2017-11-10 |title=KCR Declares Urdu Second Official Language in Telangana, BJP Calls It Muslim Appeasement |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kcr-declares-urdu-second-official-language-in-telangana-bjp-calls-it-muslim-appeasement-1573007.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212060232/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kcr-declares-urdu-second-official-language-in-telangana-bjp-calls-it-muslim-appeasement-1573007.html |archive-date=2023-12-12 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref> The government spent Rs. 1,200 crore for the expansion of the [[Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri|Yadadri temple]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadam |first=Rishika |date=2021-06-17 |title=How KCR built his 'Tirumala' dream in Telangana — Rs 1,200 cr & non-stop work through Covid |url=https://theprint.in/india/how-kcr-built-his-tirumala-dream-in-telangana-rs-1200-cr-non-stop-work-through-covid/679011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617055416/https://theprint.in/india/how-kcr-built-his-tirumala-dream-in-telangana-rs-1200-cr-non-stop-work-through-covid/679011/ |archive-date=2021-06-17 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-IN}}</ref>


== National Politics ==
The Rao government has been described as [[Populism|populist]], launching several welfare schemes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-01 |title=KCR takes populist path to woo voters |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/kcr-takes-populist-path-to-woo-voters-1.2296566 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111205550/https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/kcr-takes-populist-path-to-woo-voters-1.2296566 |archive-date=2018-11-11 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Gulf News India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-11 |title=Populist schemes pay handsome dividends to KCR |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/populist-schemes-pay-handsome-dividends-to-kcr/articleshow/67046814.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408055625/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/populist-schemes-pay-handsome-dividends-to-kcr/articleshow/67046814.cms |archive-date=2019-04-08 |access-date=2023-06-25 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title='Prevent Telangana from falling into debt trap' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/prevent-telangana-from-falling-into-debt-trap/article65299725.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407155459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/prevent-telangana-from-falling-into-debt-trap/article65299725.ece |archive-date=2022-04-07 |access-date=2023-06-25 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-11 |title=KCR demolishes opposition in Telangana, wins a landslide |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/12/11/KCR-demolishes-opposition-in-Telangana-wins-a-landslide.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211184623/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/12/11/KCR-demolishes-opposition-in-Telangana-wins-a-landslide.html |archive-date=2018-12-11 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |language=en}}</ref>
In May 2019, ahead of the [[2019 Indian general election]], KCR attempted to set up Federal Front along with leaders of other [[Regional political parties of India|regional political parties]]. The Front's aim was to bring a non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]], non-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] alliance to power at the [[Government of India|Central Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ch Sushil Rao|title=CM K Chandrasekhar Rao set to step up federal front efforts|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/telangana/news/kcr-set-to-step-up-federal-front-efforts/articleshow/69275289.cms|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lasania|first=Yunus Y.|date=2019-05-08|title=As polls enter final stages, KCR hard sells federal front idea|url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/as-polls-enter-final-stages-kcr-hard-sells-federal-front-idea-1557337740158.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=mint}}</ref>


== Bharat Rashtra Samithi ==
Rao launched the [[Aarogya Lakshmi scheme]] on 1 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=2015-01-06 |title='Arogya Laxmi' scheme |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/arogya-laxmi-scheme/article6758788.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044345/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/arogya-laxmi-scheme/article6758788.ece |archive-date=2018-03-20 |access-date=2022-02-20 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-27 |title=Telangana becoming a role model State: Governor |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2018-01-26/Telangana-becoming-a-role-model-State-Governor/354545 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126183624/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2018-01-26/Telangana-becoming-a-role-model-State-Governor/354545 |archive-date=2018-01-26 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref> He launched multiple welfare schemes, such as the [[Double Bedroom Housing scheme]], which aims to end slums in Telangana by providing free housing to the poor, the [[Kalyana Lakshmi - Shaadi Mubarak]] scheme, providing assistance to newlywed couples, the [[Rythu Bandhu scheme]], providing assistance to farmers, and [[Aasara pension]] scheme, providing pensions to all senior citizens were also launched by the Rao government.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-30 |title=Kalyana Lakshmi, Shaadi Mubarak preventing child marriages in TS: B. Vinod to Satyarthi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kalyana-lakshmi-shaadi-mubarak-preventing-child-marriages-in-ts-b-vinod-to-satyarthi/article65829752.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625104735/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kalyana-lakshmi-shaadi-mubarak-preventing-child-marriages-in-ts-b-vinod-to-satyarthi/article65829752.ece |archive-date=25 June 2023 |access-date=2023-06-25 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=L Ram Reddy |first=Venkar |date=2022-12-30 |title=52 lakh benefit monthly from Aasara pension |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/301222/aasara-pensioners-second-largest-beneficiaries-after-rythu-bandhu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230213826/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/301222/aasara-pensioners-second-largest-beneficiaries-after-rythu-bandhu.html |archive-date=2022-12-30 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> On 16 August 2021, he launched the Dalit Bandu Scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reddy |first=L. Venkat Ram |date=2022-05-17 |title=KCR to begin statewide tour |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170522/cm-to-hand-over-1-lakh-2bhk-houses-to-poor.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825123747/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170522/cm-to-hand-over-1-lakh-2bhk-houses-to-poor.html |archive-date=25 August 2022 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en-IN}}</ref>
In June 2022, KCR announced to float a national party Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2022-06-11 |title=KCR likely to float national party Bharat Rashtra Samithi |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-likely-to-float-national-party-bharat-rashtra-samithi |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref> On 5 October 2022, at the day of Vijayadashami, KCR renamed his party to ''Bharat Rashtra Samithi'' on party's Executive Council Meeting.
 
=== Post chief minister role (2024–present) ===
In the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|December 2023 Telangana Legislative elections]], he contested from both [[Gajwel Assembly constituency|Gajwel]] and [[Kamareddy Assembly constituency|Kamareddy]] constituencies. He won from Gajwel by defeating [[Etela Rajender]], a former member of his party, by 45553 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India, State Election,2023 to the legislative assembly of Telangana; 10 - Detailed Results |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/all_files/full-statistical-reports/telangana/2023/Detailed_Results.pdf |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> In a major face-off, the two major candidates for the post of [[Chief Minister of Telangana]] KCR and [[Revanth Reddy]] were contesting against each other in the seat of Kamareddy. They both lost to [[K. V. Ramana Reddy]], a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-03 |title=Telangana election result: KCR wins from Gajwel constituency, loses in Kamareddy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana-assembly-polls-2023/story/kcr-wins-telangana-polls-from-gajwel-2471543-2023-12-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204001950/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana-assembly-polls-2023/story/kcr-wins-telangana-polls-from-gajwel-2471543-2023-12-03 |archive-date=2023-12-04 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=[[India Today]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |date=2023-12-03 |title=Meet Venkata Ramana Reddy, BJP's giant killer who defeated CM KCR in Telangana Assembly Election 2023 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-kvr-venkata-ramana-reddy-bjp-s-giant-killer-who-defeated-cm-kcr-in-telangana-election-2023-kamareddy-3070527 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203221354/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-kvr-venkata-ramana-reddy-bjp-s-giant-killer-who-defeated-cm-kcr-in-telangana-election-2023-kamareddy-3070527 |archive-date=2023-12-03 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Chandrashekar |date=2023-02-03 |title=Routed In Telangana, But BJP's Sting In Tail - Defeats For Revanth Reddy, KCR |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-congress-kcr-revanth-reddy-bjp-kamareddy-result-routed-in-telangana-but-bjps-sting-in-tail-defeats-for-revanth-reddy-kcr-4629414 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204002434/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-congress-kcr-revanth-reddy-bjp-kamareddy-result-routed-in-telangana-but-bjps-sting-in-tail-defeats-for-revanth-reddy-kcr-4629414 |archive-date=2023-12-04 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> After his defeat to the [[Indian National Congress]], he submitted his resignation on 3 December 2023 and Revanth Reddy formed the [[Revanth Reddy ministry|new ministry]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-03 |title=Telangana Election Results 2023 Highlights: KCR misses hat-trick as Congress crosses halfway mark in state |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-live-updates-check-telangana-vidhan-sabha-chunav-gajwel-kamareddy-sircilla-kcr-11701530430692.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209131738/https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-live-updates-check-telangana-vidhan-sabha-chunav-gajwel-kamareddy-sircilla-kcr-11701530430692.html |archive-date=2023-12-09 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]}}</ref>
[[File:The_Chief_Minister_of_Telangana,_Shri_K._Chandrashekar_Rao_calling_on_the_Prime_Minister,_Shri_Narendra_Modi,_in_New_Delhi_on_December_26,_2018_-_H2018122660523.jpg|alt=The Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on December 26, 2018|thumb|KCR calling on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in 2018]]
KCR took on a new role as [[Leader of the Opposition|leader of the opposition]] in the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] after his defeat, on 16 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-16 |title=Telangana Speaker recognises KCR as Leader of Opposition |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/telangana-speaker-recognises-kcr-as-leader-of-opposition-2813935 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216072801/http://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/telangana-speaker-recognises-kcr-as-leader-of-opposition-2813935 |archive-date=2023-12-16 |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> Rao, who had previously stayed off social media, joined [[X (Twitter)]] and [[Instagram]] on 27 April 2024, coinciding with his party's 23rd anniversary in an attempt to reach more people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-27 |title=Telangana: KCR joins major social media platforms X & Instagram |url=https://www.siasat.com/telangana-kcr-joins-major-social-media-platforms-x-instagram-3016172/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427103949/https://www.siasat.com/telangana-kcr-joins-major-social-media-platforms-x-instagram-3016172/ |archive-date=2024-04-27 |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Telangana: BRS boss K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) changes gear with 'X' debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/brs-boss-kcr-changes-gear-with-x-debut/articleshow/109675830.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429022152/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/brs-boss-kcr-changes-gear-with-x-debut/articleshow/109675830.cms |archive-date=2024-04-29 |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In June 2024, he declined an invitation by [[Chief Minister of Telangana|Chief Minister]] to participate in the [[Telangana Day|state celebrations]] marking 10 years of the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|formation of the state]] and chose to participate in his party's celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news|last= |first= |date=2024-06-01 |title=KCR declines govt invitation to attend Telangana State Formation Day celebrations |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-declines-govt-invitation-to-attend-telangana-state-formation-day-celebrations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602183218/https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-declines-govt-invitation-to-attend-telangana-state-formation-day-celebrations |archive-date=2024-06-02 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-05-30 |title=CM Revanth writes a personal letter to KCR to participate in Telangana formation day celebrations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/cm-revanth-writes-a-personal-letter-to-kcr-to-participate-in-telangana-formation-day-celebrations/article68233397.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530163931/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/cm-revanth-writes-a-personal-letter-to-kcr-to-participate-in-telangana-formation-day-celebrations/article68233397.ece |archive-date=2024-05-30 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
In the [[2024 Indian general election]]s, his party failed to secure a single seat, despite contesting in all 17 of [[:Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana|Telangana's Lok Sabha Constituencies]], compared to the 9 seats they won in the [[2019 Indian general election|previous elections]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=R. Ravikanth |date=2024-06-04 |title=BRS is facing a rout ending up at third place in 14 out of 17 Lok Sabha constituencies |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/brs-does-not-register-lead-in-any-of-17-lok-sabha-constituencies-in-telangana/article68250548.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604152843/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/brs-does-not-register-lead-in-any-of-17-lok-sabha-constituencies-in-telangana/article68250548.ece |archive-date=2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lokeshi |first=Saalini |date=2024-06-04 |title=Telangana Bhavan left deserted as BRS leaders shy away after rout |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/news/politics/brs-faces-zero-wins-gloom-at-telangana-bhavan-897339 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604174336/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/news/politics/brs-faces-zero-wins-gloom-at-telangana-bhavan-897339 |archive-date=2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
===Family===
Rao is married to Shobha and has two children.<ref name="bio" /> His son, [[K. T. Rama Rao]] is a legislator from [[Sircilla]]. He was the cabinet minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development in Telangana second assembly. His daughter, [[K. Kavitha|Kavitha]], served as M.P. from [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] and is currently serving as a [[Telangana Legislative Council|Member of Legislative Council]], Nizamabad. His nephew, [[T. Harish Rao|Harish Rao]], is MLA from [[Siddipet]]. He served as Telangana's cabinet minister for finance in second assembly of Telangana. He is proficient in Telugu, English, Urdu, and Hindi.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Babu |first=Venkatesha |date=2018-12-13 |title=KCR may now be aiming for the national stage |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/kcr-may-now-be-aiming-for-the-national-stage/story-a6ARjufFyx6QQisKN0bxVI.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214123744/https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/kcr-may-now-be-aiming-for-the-national-stage/story-a6ARjufFyx6QQisKN0bxVI.html |archive-date=2018-12-14 |access-date=2021-03-10 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> He lives with his family at his farm house at Erravelli in Medak district.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Janyala |first=Sreenivas |date=2023-11-28 |title=Decode politics: Why BJP, Cong are calling KCR 'farmhouse CM' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/decode-politics-why-bjp-cong-are-calling-kcr-farmhouse-cm-9045644/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128134051/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/decode-politics-why-bjp-cong-are-calling-kcr-farmhouse-cm-9045644/ |archive-date=2023-11-28 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>
Rao is married to Shobha and has two children.<ref name="bio" /> His son, [[K. T. Rama Rao]] is a legislator from [[Sircilla]] and is the cabinet minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development. His daughter, [[K. Kavitha|Kavitha]], served as M.P. from [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] and currently serving as a [[Telangana Legislative Council|Member of Legislative Council]], Nizamabad since 2020. His nephew, [[T. Harish Rao|Harish Rao]], is MLA for [[Siddipet]] and Telangana's cabinet minister for finance. Rao has good command over languages like Telugu, English, Urdu, and Hindi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-13|title=KCR may now be aiming for the national stage|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/kcr-may-now-be-aiming-for-the-national-stage/story-a6ARjufFyx6QQisKN0bxVI.html|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He lives with his family at the official chief minister residence, [[Pragathi Bhavan]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-24|title=Telangana CM KCR moves into bullet-proof, vastu-compliant, multi-crore bungalow|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telangana-cm-kcr-moves-bullet-proof-vastu-compliant-multi-crore-bungalow-53346|access-date=2021-03-10|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
 
In 2015, Rao adopted Pratyusha, who was rescued from domestic violence. She was married in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao Apparasu |first=Srinivasa |date=2020-12-28 |title=Rescued from torture 5 years ago, KCR's adopted daughter Pratyusha marries |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rescued-from-torture-5-years-ago-kcr-s-adopted-daughter-pratyusha-marries/story-9YgNeny4hR7bjGZHjbAGYO.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228133835/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rescued-from-torture-5-years-ago-kcr-s-adopted-daughter-pratyusha-marries/story-9YgNeny4hR7bjGZHjbAGYO.html |archive-date=2020-12-28 |access-date=2021-03-10 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vibhavari |first=Sruthi |date=2020-12-28 |title=KCR's 'adopted' daughter gets married; CM gives it a miss |url=https://www.siasat.com/kcrs-adopted-daughter-gets-married-cm-gives-it-a-miss-2055378/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228143708/https://www.siasat.com/kcrs-adopted-daughter-gets-married-cm-gives-it-a-miss-2055378/ |archive-date=2020-12-28 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref>
 
In December 2023, he suffered a hip fracture after a fall at his farmhouse in Erravelli. He was admitted to [[Yashoda Hospitals]], Hyderabad for treatment and was discharged after a week.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-12-08 |title=KCR suffers minor injury, hospitalised in Hyderabad |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-suffers-hip-fracture-hospitalised-in-hyderabad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424042110/https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-suffers-hip-fracture-hospitalised-in-hyderabad |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=R. Ravikanth |last2=M. |first2=Rajeev |last3=Kumar Singh |first3=Siddharth |date=2023-12-08 |title=Former Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao hospitalised with hip injury |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/former-cm-kcr-admitted-to-hospital-with-hip-injury/article67617150.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208131815/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/former-cm-kcr-admitted-to-hospital-with-hip-injury/article67617150.ece |archive-date=2023-12-08 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-12-15 |title=KCR Discharged, has Security Downgraded |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/151223/kcr-discharged-to-recuperate-at-home.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215225158/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/151223/kcr-discharged-to-recuperate-at-home.html |archive-date=2023-12-15 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Position !! Duration
|-
| [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition<br><small>(Telangana Legislative Assembly)</small>]] || 16 December 2023 {{dash}}  Present
|-
| [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister<br><small>(Government of Telangana)</small>]] || 2 June 2014 {{dash}} 7 December 2023 <br><small>(2 terms)</small>
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha|Member, 16th Lok Sabha]] ||
* Re-elected on 16 May 2014 <br><small>(3rd term)</small>
* Resigned on 29 May 2014
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha|Member, 15th Lok Sabha]] ||
* Re-elected in 2009 (2nd term)
* Leader, <br><small>[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] Parliamentary Party, [[Lok Sabha]] </small>
* Member, <br><small>Standing [[List of committees of the Parliament of India|Committee]] on Energy (31 August 2009)</small>
* Member,<br><small>Rules [[List of committees of the Parliament of India|Committee]] (23 September 2009)</small>
|-
| [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Union Cabinet Minister, <br> Labour and Employment]] || 27 November 2004{{dash}}24 August 2006
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha|Member, 14th Lok Sabha]] ||
* Elected in 2004
* Resigned on 23 September 2006
* Re-elected in bye-election on 7 December 2006
* Resigned on 3 March 2008
|-
| Convenor,<br><small>New States National Front</small> || 2003
|-
| [[Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker,<br><small>Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly</small>]] || 1999{{dash}}2001
|-
| [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Cabinet Minister, Transport, <br><small>Govt. of Andhra Pradesh</small>]]|| 1997{{dash}}2000
|-
| Member, <br><small>[[List of committees of the Parliament of India|Committee]] on Public Undertakings</small> || 1995{{dash}}1996
|-
| State Secretary,<br><small>[[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (T.D.P.)]]</small> || 1993{{dash}}1994
|-
| Chairman,<br><small>[[List of committees of the Parliament of India|Committee]] on Public Undertakings</small> || 1992{{dash}}1993
|-
| District Party President, <br><small>[[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]]</small> || 1989{{dash}}1993
|-
| [[Second N. T. Rama Rao ministry|Minister of Drought,<br><small>Govt. of Andhra Pradesh</small>]] || 1988{{dash}}1989
|-
| [[Second N. T. Rama Rao ministry|Minister of State,<br><small>Govt. of Andhra Pradesh</small>]] || 1987{{dash}}1988
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member,<br><small>Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly</small>]] ||
* 1985
* 1989
* 1994
* 1999
* 2001
|-
| [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member, <br><small>Telangana Legislative Assembly,<br>(w.e.f. 2 June 2014)</small>]] ||
* [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
* [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
* [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|-
| Chairman, <br><small>Raghavapur Primary <br>Agriculture Cooperative Society (P.A.C.S.), [[Siddipet]]</small> || rowspan="2" | 1982
|-
| Vice-President, <br><small>[[Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee|Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress]]</small>
|}
 
==Views==
 
Rao is a [[Gandhian]] and has stated that the teachings of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] inspired him to follow a non-violent approach in his demands during the [[Telangana movement]].<ref name="Janyala 2022 f302">{{cite web |last=Janyala |first=Sreenivas |date=2022-10-02 |title=Telangana: KCR unveils Gandhi statue, urges thinkers to flay criticism of Mahatma |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/telangana-kcr-gandhi-statue-thinkers-criticism-of-mahatma-8185726/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926150518/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/telangana-kcr-gandhi-statue-thinkers-criticism-of-mahatma-8185726/ |archive-date=2023-09-26 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="The New Indian Express">{{cite web |date=2019-10-02 |title=Gandhian path helped achieve separate Telangana: CM KCR |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/oct/02/gandhian-path-helped-achieve-separate-telangana-cm-kcr-2042127.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424062810/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/Oct/01/gandhian-path-helped-achieve-separate-telangana-cm-kcr-2042127.html |archive-date=2024-04-24 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>


In 2015, Rao adopted Pratyusha, who was rescued from domestic violence. She got married in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-28|title=Rescued from torture 5 years ago, KCR's adopted daughter Pratyusha marries|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rescued-from-torture-5-years-ago-kcr-s-adopted-daughter-pratyusha-marries/story-9YgNeny4hR7bjGZHjbAGYO.html|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-28|title=KCR's 'adopted' daughter gets married; CM gives it a miss|url=https://www.siasat.com/kcrs-adopted-daughter-gets-married-cm-gives-it-a-miss-2055378/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=The Siasat Daily}}</ref>
In 2019, Rao described [[Rahul Gandhi]] as the "biggest buffoon in the country"<ref name="NDTV.com">{{cite web |last1=Prabhu |first1=Sunil |last2=Sudhir |first2=Uma |date=2019-02-22 |editor-last=Ghosh |editor-first=Deepshikha |title=Rahul Gandhi "Biggest Buffoon" In The Country, Says KCR |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-biggest-buffoon-in-the-country-says-kcr-1912434 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906224445/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-biggest-buffoon-in-the-country-says-kcr-1912434 |archive-date=2018-09-06 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[NDTV India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-06 |title=KCR calls Rahul Gandhi 'country's biggest buffon', Cong 'Telangana's enemy |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/kcr-calls-rahul-gandhi-country-s-biggest-buffon-cong-telangana-s-enemy-118090600810_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906230413/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/kcr-calls-rahul-gandhi-country-s-biggest-buffon-cong-telangana-s-enemy-118090600810_1.html |archive-date=2018-09-06 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> and [[Narendra Modi]] as the "most ineffective PM" in India's history.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-13 |title=Narendra Modi most ineffective PM of India, only boasts: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/modi-most-ineffective-pm-of-india-only-boasts-kcr/articleshow/97849326.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213060010/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/modi-most-ineffective-pm-of-india-only-boasts-kcr/articleshow/97849326.cms |archive-date=2023-02-13 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


===Views===
Rao is a follower of [[Sri Vaishnavism]] and a devotee of [[Chinna Jeeyar]], his guru in the tradition of [[Ramanuja]].<ref>{{cite news |last=J Nair |first=Nikhil |date=2021-10-21 |title=KCR meets Chinna Jeeyar Swamy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcr-meets-chinna-jeeyar-swamy/articleshow/86948220.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012004302/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcr-meets-chinna-jeeyar-swamy/articleshow/86948220.cms |archive-date=2021-10-12 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He has led efforts to rebuild major temples in Telangana, including Yadadri, Kondagattu, and Vemulawada.<ref>{{Cite news |last=K. M |first=Dayashankar |date=2015-06-18 |title=KCR announces Rs. 100-crore yearly grant for Vemulawada temple |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kcr-announces-rs-100crore-yearly-grant-for-vemulawada-temple/article7331810.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119074617/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kcr-announces-rs-100crore-yearly-grant-for-vemulawada-temple/article7331810.ece |archive-date=2023-11-19 |access-date=2022-06-22 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gollapudi Rao |first=Srinivasa |date=2022-03-30 |title=CM KCR now focusses on the development of the historic Vemulawada temple. |url=https://missiontelangana.com/cm-kcr-now-eyes-the-development-of-the-historic-vemulawada-temple |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119074625/https://missiontelangana.com/cm-kcr-now-eyes-the-development-of-the-historic-vemulawada-temple/ |archive-date=2023-11-19 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Mission Telangana |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-29 |title=After Yadadri, focus shifts to Vemulawada, Kondagattu |url=https://telanganatoday.com/after-yadadri-focus-shifts-to-vemulawada-kondagattu |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |language=en-US |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622073706/https://telanganatoday.com/after-yadadri-focus-shifts-to-vemulawada-kondagattu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Inauguration of renovated Yadadri Temple - Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao |url=https://cm.telangana.gov.in/2022/03/inauguration-of-renovated-yadadri-temple/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525093855/https://cm.telangana.gov.in/2022/03/inauguration-of-renovated-yadadri-temple/ |archive-date=2022-05-25 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=[[Chief Minister of Telangana]] |language=en-IN}}</ref>
Rao is follower of [[Sri Vaishnavism]] of [[Ramanuja]], an ardent devotee of his guru [[Chinna Jeeyar]] and a strong believer of [[Hinduism]] and [[spirituality]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcr-meets-chinna-jeeyar-swamy/articleshow/86948220.cms|title=KCR meets Chinna Jeeyar Swamy|work=The Times of India|date=12 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=KCR visits Chinna Jeeyar Ashram in Muchintal|url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-visits-chinna-jeeyar-ashram-in-muchintal|publisher=Telangana Today|date=9 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Can the Seer save revenue department and change KCR's mind?|url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/340279/Can-the-Seer-save-revenue-department-and-change-KCR-s-mind-|work=India Herald|date=15 April 2019}}</ref> To enhance spiritual consciousness, KCR had initiated reconstructing and renovating key temples across Telangana, such as Yadadri<ref>{{Cite web |last=V |first=Ramakrishna |title=Inauguration of renovated Yadadri Temple - Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao |url=https://cm.telangana.gov.in/2022/03/inauguration-of-renovated-yadadri-temple/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=cm.telangana.gov.in |language=en-US}}</ref> Kondagattu, and Vemulawada among others.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dayashankar |first=K. m |date=2015-06-18 |title=KCR announces Rs. 100-crore yearly grant for Vemulawada temple |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kcr-announces-rs-100crore-yearly-grant-for-vemulawada-temple/article7331810.ece |access-date=2022-06-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-30 |title=CM KCR now focusses on the development of the historic Vemulawada temple. |url=https://missiontelangana.com/cm-kcr-now-eyes-the-development-of-the-historic-vemulawada-temple |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Mission Telangana |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2022-03-29 |title=After Yadadri, focus shifts to Vemulawada, Kondagattu |url=https://telanganatoday.com/after-yadadri-focus-shifts-to-vemulawada-kondagattu |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Controversies ==
 
=== Kaleshwaram project scam ===
During his tenure as Chief Minister of Telangana, Rao has undertaken an irrigation project as [[Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project]], which was touted as the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project. The [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India]] has come out with a damning report on the project in Feb 2024, which says it was economically unviable from the start and details the massive cost overruns, possible undue benefits accrued to contractors for the supply and commissioning of pumps, motors, etc., and the poor planning involved. The project costs have likely exceeded to Rs. 1.47 lakh crores ($USD 17.698 billion), as against Rs. 81,911 crores ($USD 9.87 billion) projected to the [[Central Water Commission]] (CWC). This report was released within a year after the Medigadda barrage sank. The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) found that the Medigadda barrage is severely compromised, rendering it useless unless fully renovated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Auditor Report Says Telangana's Kaleshwaram Project Economically Unviable |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/comptroller-and-auditor-general-cag-report-says-telanganas-kaleswaram-project-economically-unviable-5066753 |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=SNV |first1=Sudhir |title=CAG flags soaring costs, 'corruption' in Kaleshwaram project |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/cag-flags-soaring-costs-corruption-in-kaleshwaram-project-2896498 |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
 
=== Sheep distribution scam ===
Launched in 2017 by Rao himself, the Sheep Rearing Development Scheme (SRDS) focused on promoting rural livelihoods by giving subsidized sheep to eligible members. Using this scheme, beneficiaries are supposed to receive sheep with a 75 percent subsidy from the state government. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reported about the serious anomalies in the implementation of the scheme. The report cited various findings like falsified beneficiary records, increased transportation invoices, usage of non-commercial vehicles for transport, duplicate sheep tags, and allotments for fictitious beneficiaries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rayasam |first=Raj |date=July 30, 2025 |title=ED raids rock Hyderabad in multi crore sheep scam linked to former BRS government |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/ed-raids-rock-hyderabad-in-multi-crore-sheep-scam-linked-to-former-brs-government/ |work=The South First}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite journal |date=March 2021 |title=Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on General, Social & Economic Sectors for the year ended March 2021. Government of Telangana. Report No. 4 of 2022 |url=https://cag.gov.in/uploads/download_audit_report/2021/00_AR_NO_4_of_2022_GS&ES_Telangana_(Full-Report)-065cdd22152c8b9.04865773.pdf |journal=Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on General, Social & Economic Sectors |issue=4 |pages=35–48 |via=CAG}}</ref>
 
The CAG report audit is limited to only 7 districts of the total 33, where the government's loss was estimated to be Rs. 253.93 crores. Proportionately, for all the 33 districts of Telangana, loss is calculated to surpass Rs. 1000 crores.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 Aug 2025 |title=ED uncovers over Rs 1,000 crore scam in Telangana sheep rearing scheme; ex-minister's aide under probe |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2025/Aug/01/ed-uncovers-over-rs-1000-crore-scam-in-telangana-sheep-rearing-scheme-ex-ministers-aide-under-probe |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":8" />


== Other work ==
== Other work ==
Rao gave lyrics for the song "Garadi chesthundru" from the film ''[[Jai Bolo Telangana]]'' (2011), and wrote a song in ''Kolimi'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-21|title=Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao writes song to save lakes|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/nation-current-affairs/article/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-writes-song-save-lakes|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> He also gave lyrics for songs to promote [[Mission Kakatiya]] and for his [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 poll campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=R. Ravikanth|date=2018-11-09|title=Meet KCR – the song writer|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/meet-kcr-the-song-writer/article25457770.ece|access-date=2021-03-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Reddy|first=U. Sudhakar|title=KCR pens songs for poll campaign, others tune in to popular lyricists {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcr-pens-songs-for-poll-campaign-others-tune-in-to-popular-lyricists/articleshow/66747387.cms|access-date=2021-03-10|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
Rao acted in the film ''[[Jai Bolo Telangana]]'' (2011) and gave lyrics for the song "Garadi Chesthundru".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2011/Feb/06/jai-bolo-telangana-makes-waves-225233.html|title='Jai Bolo Telangana' makes waves|date=16 May 2012|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/310523/jai-bolo-telangana-added-zest.html|title=Jai Bolo Telangana' added zest|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref> He also wrote a song in ''Kolimi'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-21 |title=Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao writes song to save lakes |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/nation-current-affairs/article/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-writes-song-save-lakes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220222340/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/nation-current-affairs/article/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-writes-song-save-lakes |archive-date=2014-12-20 |access-date=2021-03-10 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> He also gave lyrics for songs to promote [[Mission Kakatiya]] and for his [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 poll campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=R. Ravikanth |date=2018-11-09 |title=Meet KCR – the song writer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/meet-kcr-the-song-writer/article25457770.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110003121/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/meet-kcr-the-song-writer/article25457770.ece |archive-date=2018-11-10 |access-date=2021-03-10 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=U. Reddy |first=Sudhakar |date=2018-11-22 |title=KCR pens songs for poll campaign, others tune in to popular lyricists {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcr-pens-songs-for-poll-campaign-others-tune-in-to-popular-lyricists/articleshow/66747387.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123225005/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcr-pens-songs-for-poll-campaign-others-tune-in-to-popular-lyricists/articleshow/66747387.cms |archive-date=2018-11-23 |access-date=2021-03-10 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


== Political statistics ==
== Electoral performance ==
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
===Lok Sabha===
!
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Year
! Contested For
! <small>Constituency</small>
! Constituency
! colspan="2"|Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! Opponent
! Votes
! colspan="2"|<small>Opponent Party</small>
! Majority
! <small>Opponent Votes</small>
! Result
! %
! <small>Result</small>
! Margin
! %
|-
! [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=5}}
| 657,492
| 55.20
| <small>P. Shravan Kumar Reddy</small>
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
| 260,463
| 21.87
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 397,029
| 33.33
|-
! [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabubnagar]]
| 366,569
| 39.56
| <small>[[Devarakonda Vittal Rao]]</small>
| 346,385
| 37.39
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 20,184
| 2.17
|-
! 2008
| rowspan="2"|[[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar<br>''<small>(by-election)</small>'']]
| 269,452
| 36.66
| rowspan="2"|<small>[[T. Jeevan Reddy]]</small>
| 153,687
| 34.51
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 15,765
| 2.15
|-
! 2006
| 378,030
| 47.61
| 176,448
| 22.23
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 201,582
| 25.38
|-
! [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]
| 451,199
| 51.59
| <small>[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 320,031
| 36.60
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 131,168
| 14.99
|-
|-
|1
|}
|1983
| rowspan="7" |MLA
| rowspan="7" |[[Siddipet (Assembly constituency)|Siddipet]]
|[[Ananthula Madan Mohan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|27889–28766
| – 887
| {{lost


}}
===Legislative Assembly===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! <small>Constituency</small>
! colspan="2"|Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! colspan="2"|<small>Opponent Party</small>
! <small>Opponent Votes</small>
! %
! <small>Result</small>
! Margin
! %
|-
|-
|2
! rowspan="2"|[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|1985
| [[Kamareddy Assembly constituency|Kamareddy]]
|T. Mahender Reddy ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| {{Party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=2}}
|45215–29059
| 59,911
| 16156
| 31.06
| {{won}}
| <small>[[K. V. Ramana Reddy]]</small>
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
| 66,652
| 34.55
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -6,741
| -3.49
|-
|-
|3
| rowspan="3"|[[Gajwel Assembly constituency|Gajwel]]
|1989
| 111,684
| rowspan="2" |[[Ananthula Madan Mohan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 48.05
|53145–39329
| <small>[[Etela Rajender]]</small>
| 13816
| 66,653
| {{won}}
| 28.68
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 45,031
| 19.37
|-
|-
|4
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|1994
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=4}}
|64645–37538
| 125,444
| 27107
| 60.45
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|<small>Pratap Reddy Vanteru</small>
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 67,154
| 32.36
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 58,290
| 28.09
|-
|-
|5
! [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|1999
| 86,694
|Mushinam Swamy Charan ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 44.06
|69169–41614
| {{Party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=3}}
| 27555
| 67,303
| {{won}}
| 34.21
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 19,391
| 9.85
|-
|-
|6
! [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2001 By Polls
| [[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet]]
|[[Manne Srinivas Reddy|Mareddy Srinivas Reddy]] ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 74,287
|82632–23920
| 63.83
| 58712
| <small>Jilla Srinivas</small>
| {{won}}
| 29,619
| 25.45
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 44,668
| 38.38
|-
|-
|7
! 2001
|2004
| [[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet<br><small>''(by-election)''</small>]]
|Jilla Srinivas ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 82,632
|74287–29619
| 72.35
| 44668
| <small>Mareddy Srinivas Reddy</small>
| {{won}}
| 23,920
| 20.34
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 58,712
| 52.01
|-
|-
|8
! [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|2004
| rowspan="5"|[[Siddipet Assembly constituency|Siddipet]]
| rowspan="4" |MP
| {{Party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=4}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]
| 69,169
|[[C. Vidyasagar Rao|Chennamaneni Vidyasagara Rao]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| 61.02
|451199–320031
| <small>Mushinam Swamy Charan</small>
| 131168
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
| {{won}}
| 41,614
| 36.71
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 27,555
| 24.31
|-
|-
|9
! [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|2006 By Polls
| 64,645
| rowspan="2" |[[T. Jeevan Reddy]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 60.91
|378030–176448
| rowspan="2"|<small>Ananthula Madan Mohan</small>
| 201582
| 37,538
| {{won}}
| 35.37
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 27,107
| 25.54
|-
|-
|10
! [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|2008 By Polls
| 53,145
|269452–253687
| 55.57
| 15765
| 39,329
| {{won}}
| 41.12
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 13,816
| 14.45
|-
|-
|11
! [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|2009
| 45,215
|[[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabubnagar]]
| 57.39
|[[Devarakonda Vittal Rao]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| <small>T. Mahender Reddy</small>
|366569–346385
| 29,059
| 20184
| 36.88
| {{won}}
| {{yes2|Won}}
| 16,156
| 20.51
|-
|-
|12
! [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|2014
| {{Party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}}
|MLA
| 27,889
|[[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel]]
| 39.10
|Pratap Reddy Vanteru ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| <small>Ananthula Madan Mohan</small>
|86694–67303
| 28,766
| 19391
| 40.33
| {{won}}
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -887
| -1.23
|-
|-
|13
|2014
|MP
|[[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]]
|Narendara Nath ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|657492–260463
| 397029
| {{won}}
|-
|14
|2018
|MLA
|[[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel]]
|Pratap Reddy Vanteru ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|125444–67154
| 58290
| {{won}}
|}
|}


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* Popular Choice Award at [[CNN-IBN Indian of the Year]] 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/cm-kcr-bagged-indian-of-the-year-2014/|title=CM KCR Bagged Indian of the Year 2014|author=Telangana|date=17 March 2015|work=Telangana State Portal – Latest News Updates}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/CBI-examines-Telangana-CM-K-Chandrasekhar-Rao-for-2006-order-as-Union-minister/articleshow/49484891.cms|work=The Times of India|title=CBI examines Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao for 2006 order as Union minister}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-cm-examined-by-cbi-team-in-2006-case/article7785343.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Telangana CM examined by CBI team in 2006 case|date=21 October 2015|last1=Kumar|first1=S. Vijay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/CBI-Questions-to-KCR-on-UPA-Era-Case-Raise-a-Few-Eyebrows/2015/10/22/article3091895.ece|publisher=The New Indian Express|title=CBI Questions to KCR on UPA Era Case Raise a Few Eyebrows}}</ref>
* Popular Choice Award at [[CNN–News18 Indian of the Year|CNN-IBN Indian of the Year]] 2014<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=2015-03-17 |title=CM KCR Bagged Indian of the Year 2014 |url=http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/cm-kcr-bagged-indian-of-the-year-2014/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319193729/http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/cm-kcr-bagged-indian-of-the-year-2014 |archive-date=2015-03-19 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=Telangana State Portal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-03-18 |title=KCR gets CNN IBN Indian of the year 2014 Popular Choice Award |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-03-18/KCR-gets-CNN-IBN-Indian-of-the-year-2014-Popular-Choice-Award/138167 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507234615/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-03-18/KCR-gets-CNN-IBN-Indian-of-the-year-2014-Popular-Choice-Award/138167 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* Agricultural leadership award 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/cm-kcr-agricultural-leadership-award-2017/|title=CM KCR gets "Agricultural Leadership Award 2017"|author=Telangana|date=19 August 2017|work=Telangana State News}}</ref>
* Agricultural leadership award 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-20 |title=Farm leadership award for KCR |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/farm-leadership-award-for-kcr/article9824321.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530182446/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/farm-leadership-award-for-kcr/article9824321.ece |archive-date=2023-05-30 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-19 |title=KCR selected for Agriculture Leadership Award 2017 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kcr-selected-for-agriculture-leadership-award-2017-117081900580_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819141335/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kcr-selected-for-agriculture-leadership-award-2017-117081900580_1.html |archive-date=2017-08-19 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
* Economic Times Awards – Business reformer of the year 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-2018-for-business-reformer-of-the-year-k-chandrashekar-rao-chief-minister-telangana/articleshow/65714628.cms|title=CM KCR gets "Economic Times business reformer of the year 2018 award"|author=ET Bureau|date=18 November 2018|work=The Economic Times}}</ref>
* Economic Times Awards – Business reformer of the year 2018<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-18 |title=ET Awards 2018 for Business Reformer of the Year: K Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Minister, Telangana |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-2018-for-business-reformer-of-the-year-k-chandrashekar-rao-chief-minister-telangana/articleshow/65714628.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209170729if_/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-2018-for-business-reformer-of-the-year-k-chandrashekar-rao-chief-minister-telangana/articleshow/65714628.cms |archive-date=2018-12-09 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
* [[Asian Scientist 100]], ''[[Asian Scientist]]'', 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |title=The Asian Scientist 100 |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= [[Asian Scientist]] |access-date= 13 March 2025 |quote= |language= }}</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry]]
* [[Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry]]
* [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]


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In this article, the surname is Kalvakuntla.

K. Chandrashekar Rao
Official portrait, April 2017
3rd Leader of the Opposition, Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 December 2023[1]
Governor
Chief MinisterRevanth Reddy
Preceded byvacant
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (2018-19)
1st President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Assumed office
5 October 2022
Working PresidentK. T. Rama Rao
Preceded byoffice established
1st Chief Minister of Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 7 December 2023
Governor
Deputy
Preceded byoffice established
(Kiran Kumar Reddy as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh)
Succeeded byAnumula Revanth Reddy[2]
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byTumkunta Narsa Reddy (constituency shifted from Andhra Pradesh)
ConstituencyGajwel
Union Minister of Labour & Employment
In office
27 November 2004 – 24 August 2006
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded bySis Ram Ola
Succeeded byManmohan Singh
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
In office
23 May 2004 – 25 May 2004
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byShatrughan Sinha
Succeeded byT. R. Baalu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byD. Vittal Rao
Succeeded byA. P. Jithender Reddy
ConstituencyMahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh
In office
16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byC. Vidyasagar Rao
Succeeded byPonnam Prabhakar
ConstituencyKarimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
President of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi
In office
27 April 2001 – 5 October 2022
Working PresidentK. T. Rama Rao (from 15 December 2018)
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byoffice abolished
15th Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
17 November 1999 – 1 May 2001
SpeakerK. Prathibha Bharathi(1999-2004)
Preceded byN. Md. Farooq
Succeeded byKoppula Harishwar Reddy
Minister of Transport, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
19 December 1996 – 11 October 1999
GovernorKrishan Kant
Gopala Ramanujam
C. Rangarajan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byP. Chandrasekhar
Succeeded byAlimineti Madhava Reddy
Minister of Drought & Relief, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1987–1988
GovernorKumudben Joshi
Chief MinisterN. T. Rama Rao
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
10 March 1985 – 13 May 2004
Preceded byAnanthula Madan Mohan
Succeeded byT. Harish Rao
ConstituencySiddipet
Personal details
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 72)
Chintamadaka, Hyderabad State, India[3]
(present-day Telangana)
Political partyBharat Rashtra Samithi (since 2001)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (1983–2001)
Indian National Congress (1980–1983)
Spouse(s)
K. Shobha
(
m. 1969)
ChildrenK. T. Rama Rao (son)
K. Kavitha (daughter)
RelativesK. Himanshu Rao (grandchild)
T. Harish Rao (nephew)
Joginapally Santosh Kumar (nephew)
ResidenceChinthamadaka, Telangana, India
Alma materOsmania University

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), commonly known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and who is first Chief Minister of Telangana who served for almost ten years. He is the founding leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India.[4][5] serving as the third leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 2023.[6][7][8] He is also the father of politicians K. Kavitha&K. T. Rama Rao.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Rao was born to Raghava Rao and Venkatamma on 17 February 1954 in Chintamadaka village, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana).[3] He is of the Velama caste.[9] Rao has nine sisters and one elder brother.[10] He attained an MA degree in Telugu literature from Osmania University, Hyderabad.[11][8]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Congress Party[edit | edit source]

Rao started his career with the Youth Congress in Medak.[7] He stood by Indira Gandhi after her defeat in the 1977 Lok Sabha polls.[12]

Independent candidate[edit | edit source]

In the 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Rao contested as an independent candidate in the Siddipet Assembly constituency. He lost to Ananthula Madan Mohan, a Congress candidate, by 877 votes.[13][7]

Telugu Desam Party[edit | edit source]

After the contest, in 1983, Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He won four consecutive Assembly elections from Siddipet (1985-1999). From 1987 to 1988, he served as the Minister of Drought and Relief in Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao's cabinet. In 1990, he was appointed TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad, and Adilabad districts. In 1996, he served as Transport minister in Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet.[14][15] He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 2000 to 2001.[12]

Jai Telangana movement[edit | edit source]

Further information: Telangana movement
K. Chandrashekhar Rao assumes the office of Labour and Employment Minister in New Delhi on 28 November 2004

On 27 April 2001, Rao resigned from the Telugu Desam Party, leaving his position of Deputy Speaker.[16] He stated that the people of the Telangana region were being discriminated against and believed that a separate state was the only solution.[17] The same day, he formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party (now called the Bharat Rashtra Samithi) at Jala Drushyam, Hyderabad to achieve Telangana statehood.[4][16] In the 2004 elections, he won from Siddipet and also the Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency by election, both as a TRS candidate. The TRS contested the 2004 general elections in alliance with the Indian National Congress, with the Congress Party's promise of Telangana statehood. Rao was one of the five TRS candidates who were elected as MPs.[18][19]

TRS was part of the United Progressive Alliance coalition government, led by Congress. Rao went on to become a Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment in the UPA government.[7] In 2006, the party withdrew from the coalition, stating that the Alliance was not inclined to support a separate Telangana state, and he resigned as an MP.[20][21][22]

Rao addressing a public gathering during Telangana Agitation

In 2009, Rao won the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha elections.[23] In November 2009, he started a hunger strike, demanding the introduction of the Telangana Bill in the Indian Parliament. Eleven days later, the Central Government initiated the process to grant Telangana statehood.[24][21]

On 16 May 2014, Rao was elected as MLA from Gajwel with a majority of 19,391 and as MP from Medak with a majority of 397,029.[25]

In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate state for over a decade, received the most votes, winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats.[26]

Foray into national politics[edit | edit source]

In May 2019, ahead of the 2019 Indian general election, Rao attempted to set up Federal Front along with leaders of other regional political parties. The Front's aim was to bring a non-Congress, non-BJP alliance to power in the Central Government of India.[27][28]

In June 2022, Rao announced plans for a national party.[29] On 5 October 2022, the day of Vijayadashami, he renamed his party to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) at the party's Executive Council Meeting.[30]

Chief Minister of Telangana (2014–2023)[edit | edit source]

See also: First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry and Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry
K. Chandrashekar Rao with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad Metro in 2017

Rao was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014. Rao, a staunch believer in astrology, numerology and vaastu, is reported to have fixed 12:57 PM for his inauguration as per the advice of priests to suit his lucky number 'six', since the sum of the digits is 'fifteen' and '1+5=6.'[27] He was re-elected eight times as TRS president.[31] In September 2018, he dissolved the Telangana Legislative Assembly, nine months before its term ends to go for an early election.[32][33] In December 2018, he was re-elected as Chief Minister for the second term, after winning the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election by a big margin.[34]

Rao shaped the Telangana state to a high degree of development both economically and culturally, right from the formative years of the state since 2014. His welfare programs are aimed at reviving the rural economy and are focused on the development of each community. An intensive household survey, Samagra Kutumba Survey (SKS) was done in a single day on 19 August 2014 across the state to arrive at citizen information for rolling out welfare programs. The data collected pertaining to 94 parameters, covered one crore four lakh households in the State.[35]

Rao had revived the Telangana history, culture and festivals. The native festival Bathukamma, the festival of flowers and Shakti, was declared as a state festival.[36] In 2017, he declared Urdu to be the second official language of Telangana.[37] The government spent Rs. 1,200 crore for the expansion of the Yadadri temple.[38]

The Rao government has been described as populist, launching several welfare schemes.[39][40][41][42]

Rao launched the Aarogya Lakshmi scheme on 1 January 2015.[43][44] He launched multiple welfare schemes, such as the Double Bedroom Housing scheme, which aims to end slums in Telangana by providing free housing to the poor, the Kalyana Lakshmi - Shaadi Mubarak scheme, providing assistance to newlywed couples, the Rythu Bandhu scheme, providing assistance to farmers, and Aasara pension scheme, providing pensions to all senior citizens were also launched by the Rao government.[42][45][46] On 16 August 2021, he launched the Dalit Bandu Scheme.[47]

Post chief minister role (2024–present)[edit | edit source]

In the December 2023 Telangana Legislative elections, he contested from both Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies. He won from Gajwel by defeating Etela Rajender, a former member of his party, by 45553 votes.[48] In a major face-off, the two major candidates for the post of Chief Minister of Telangana KCR and Revanth Reddy were contesting against each other in the seat of Kamareddy. They both lost to K. V. Ramana Reddy, a member of the BJP.[49][50][51] After his defeat to the Indian National Congress, he submitted his resignation on 3 December 2023 and Revanth Reddy formed the new ministry.[52]

The Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on December 26, 2018
KCR calling on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in 2018

KCR took on a new role as leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly after his defeat, on 16 December 2023.[53] Rao, who had previously stayed off social media, joined X (Twitter) and Instagram on 27 April 2024, coinciding with his party's 23rd anniversary in an attempt to reach more people.[54][55] In June 2024, he declined an invitation by Chief Minister to participate in the state celebrations marking 10 years of the formation of the state and chose to participate in his party's celebrations.[56][57]

In the 2024 Indian general elections, his party failed to secure a single seat, despite contesting in all 17 of Telangana's Lok Sabha Constituencies, compared to the 9 seats they won in the previous elections.[58][59]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Rao is married to Shobha and has two children.[11] His son, K. T. Rama Rao is a legislator from Sircilla. He was the cabinet minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development in Telangana second assembly. His daughter, Kavitha, served as M.P. from Nizamabad and is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Council, Nizamabad. His nephew, Harish Rao, is MLA from Siddipet. He served as Telangana's cabinet minister for finance in second assembly of Telangana. He is proficient in Telugu, English, Urdu, and Hindi.[5][60] He lives with his family at his farm house at Erravelli in Medak district.[61]

In 2015, Rao adopted Pratyusha, who was rescued from domestic violence. She was married in 2020.[62][63]

In December 2023, he suffered a hip fracture after a fall at his farmhouse in Erravelli. He was admitted to Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad for treatment and was discharged after a week.[64][65][66]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

Position Duration
Leader of the Opposition
(Telangana Legislative Assembly)		 16 December 2023  – Present
Chief Minister
(Government of Telangana)		 2 June 2014  – 7 December 2023
(2 terms)
Member, 16th Lok Sabha
  • Re-elected on 16 May 2014
    (3rd term)
  • Resigned on 29 May 2014
Member, 15th Lok Sabha
Union Cabinet Minister,
Labour and Employment		 27 November 2004 – 24 August 2006
Member, 14th Lok Sabha
  • Elected in 2004
  • Resigned on 23 September 2006
  • Re-elected in bye-election on 7 December 2006
  • Resigned on 3 March 2008
Convenor,
New States National Front		 2003
Deputy Speaker,
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly		 1999 – 2001
Cabinet Minister, Transport,
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh		 1997 – 2000
Member,
Committee on Public Undertakings		 1995 – 1996
State Secretary,
Telugu Desam Party (T.D.P.)		 1993 – 1994
Chairman,
Committee on Public Undertakings		 1992 – 1993
District Party President,
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)		 1989 – 1993
Minister of Drought,
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh		 1988 – 1989
Minister of State,
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh		 1987 – 1988
Member,
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1994
  • 1999
  • 2001
Member,
Telangana Legislative Assembly,
(w.e.f. 2 June 2014)
Chairman,
Raghavapur Primary
Agriculture Cooperative Society (P.A.C.S.), Siddipet		 1982
Vice-President,
Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress

Views[edit | edit source]

Rao is a Gandhian and has stated that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi inspired him to follow a non-violent approach in his demands during the Telangana movement.[67][68]

In 2019, Rao described Rahul Gandhi as the "biggest buffoon in the country"[69][70] and Narendra Modi as the "most ineffective PM" in India's history.[71]

Rao is a follower of Sri Vaishnavism and a devotee of Chinna Jeeyar, his guru in the tradition of Ramanuja.[72] He has led efforts to rebuild major temples in Telangana, including Yadadri, Kondagattu, and Vemulawada.[73][74][75][76]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Kaleshwaram project scam[edit | edit source]

During his tenure as Chief Minister of Telangana, Rao has undertaken an irrigation project as Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, which was touted as the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has come out with a damning report on the project in Feb 2024, which says it was economically unviable from the start and details the massive cost overruns, possible undue benefits accrued to contractors for the supply and commissioning of pumps, motors, etc., and the poor planning involved. The project costs have likely exceeded to Rs. 1.47 lakh crores ($USD 17.698 billion), as against Rs. 81,911 crores ($USD 9.87 billion) projected to the Central Water Commission (CWC). This report was released within a year after the Medigadda barrage sank. The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) found that the Medigadda barrage is severely compromised, rendering it useless unless fully renovated.[77][78]

Sheep distribution scam[edit | edit source]

Launched in 2017 by Rao himself, the Sheep Rearing Development Scheme (SRDS) focused on promoting rural livelihoods by giving subsidized sheep to eligible members. Using this scheme, beneficiaries are supposed to receive sheep with a 75 percent subsidy from the state government. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reported about the serious anomalies in the implementation of the scheme. The report cited various findings like falsified beneficiary records, increased transportation invoices, usage of non-commercial vehicles for transport, duplicate sheep tags, and allotments for fictitious beneficiaries.[79][80]

The CAG report audit is limited to only 7 districts of the total 33, where the government's loss was estimated to be Rs. 253.93 crores. Proportionately, for all the 33 districts of Telangana, loss is calculated to surpass Rs. 1000 crores.[81][80]

Other work[edit | edit source]

Rao acted in the film Jai Bolo Telangana (2011) and gave lyrics for the song "Garadi Chesthundru".[82][83] He also wrote a song in Kolimi (2015).[84] He also gave lyrics for songs to promote Mission Kakatiya and for his 2018 poll campaign.[85][86]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2014 Medak TRS 657,492 55.20 P. Shravan Kumar Reddy INC 260,463 21.87 Won 397,029 33.33
2009 Mahabubnagar 366,569 39.56 Devarakonda Vittal Rao 346,385 37.39 Won 20,184 2.17
2008 Karimnagar
(by-election) 		269,452 36.66 T. Jeevan Reddy 153,687 34.51 Won 15,765 2.15
2006 378,030 47.61 176,448 22.23 Won 201,582 25.38
2004 Karimnagar 451,199 51.59 C. Vidyasagar Rao BJP 320,031 36.60 Won 131,168 14.99

Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2023 Kamareddy Bharat Rashtra Samithi 59,911 31.06 K. V. Ramana Reddy BJP 66,652 34.55 Lost -6,741 -3.49
Gajwel 111,684 48.05 Etela Rajender 66,653 28.68 Won 45,031 19.37
2018 TRS 125,444 60.45 Pratap Reddy Vanteru INC 67,154 32.36 Won 58,290 28.09
2014 86,694 44.06 TDP 67,303 34.21 Won 19,391 9.85
2004 Siddipet 74,287 63.83 Jilla Srinivas 29,619 25.45 Won 44,668 38.38
2001 Siddipet
(by-election) 		82,632 72.35 Mareddy Srinivas Reddy 23,920 20.34 Won 58,712 52.01
1999 Siddipet TDP 69,169 61.02 Mushinam Swamy Charan INC 41,614 36.71 Won 27,555 24.31
1994 64,645 60.91 Ananthula Madan Mohan 37,538 35.37 Won 27,107 25.54
1989 53,145 55.57 39,329 41.12 Won 13,816 14.45
1985 45,215 57.39 T. Mahender Reddy 29,059 36.88 Won 16,156 20.51
1983 Independent 27,889 39.10 Ananthula Madan Mohan 28,766 40.33 Lost -887 -1.23

Awards[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY-RECOGNITION OF SRI KALVAKUNTLA CHANDRASHEKAR RAO, M.L.A. AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN THE THIRD TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". 16 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Revanth Reddy To Be Sworn In As Telangana Chief Minister Tomorrow". NDTV. 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 B Prasad, Krishna (17 February 2017). "6,000 priests to hold special pujas on K Chandrasekhar Rao's birthday". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024. Eight-time MLA and four-time MP, K Chandrasekhar Rao was born on February 17, 1954, in Chintamadaka village, of Siddipeta mandal in Siddipet district.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "About BRS". Bharat Rashtra Samiti. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024. Telangana Rashtra Samithi, popularly known as TRS party, was founded on 27th April 2001 by Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).
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